tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44941335490363305282019-04-26T06:57:04.549-04:00The Casual Loom KnitterI've been a full time university student for many years. An aunt gave me a set of round looms January 2012 and I've been knitting in my spare time since! I am also a self-taught needle knitter and crocheter. Ever since January I've made dozens of things and have been known as a prolific knitter/crocheter in the family. I generally post about tips and tricks, and like to figure out how to transpose needle knitting techniques to loom knitting.Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-54469759014460568162015-04-09T07:00:00.000-04:002015-04-09T07:00:04.734-04:00Changes to come in the next yearHi everyone,<br /><br />I know I have a pretty strong following of people who have loom knitted for a long time and beginners who come on my website to learn how to use looms. I have not been here for a while, and I'm so sorry. That's about to change.<br /><br />I'm sorry if I haven't been able to reply to comments, and for those who have answered the comments in my absence, thank you! This blog is <b><i>not</i></b> going away. In fact, I want to expand this blog and give you more free and useful content. I am hoping to be able to buy a domain name for myself too.<br /><br />But first, I want to ask you what you want to know. What are you struggling with? Are you confused when you look at your knitting loom, or are you frustrated that the instructions that come with your loom don't give you a satisfying end product?<br /><br />I'm actually in the midst of <b><i>writing a mini loom knitting e-book about knitting scarves</i></b>. However there are two problems with that, and I need your help, dear readers. I would love to know what looms you are using! There are so many looms out there and so many looms that maybe have been discontinued, so I would love to know a few things. Do you want to knit scarves? What loom are you using? And what do you find confusing or intimidating about loom knitting? The e-book is still in planning mode. It's really small. I want your feedback, especially because I don't want my readers to be confused by my awkward wording when I'm writing out instructions. <i><b>I'm looking for at least five people to help me out (if anyone can, seriously) and the e-book would be free</b></i>. Unfortunately, I can't help them pay for any yarn used, but I really hope that people will make wonderful things.<br /><br />On another great note, I recently taught my youth group how to loom knit! They're currently finishing their scarves - yes, I know it's Spring now, but they'll have totally cool winter scarves. I'll be uploading a PDF so you can follow along with them and make a scarf for yourself! I've been considering a knit-along with the PDF but I'm not sure if anyone's interested.<br /><br />Please leave a comment below and make sure you don't comment as anonymous - so I'll know how to get back to you!Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-87823729376897744712013-04-12T14:32:00.000-04:002013-04-12T15:43:59.553-04:00Brioche<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">So I see that Brioche is something the loom knitters really want to know. It's fairly simple and easy to crack. I have a few pictures that I hope will help you loom knit brioche. All you have to remember to make your basic brioche stitch is yarning over (YO) and knitting, alternating the pegs where your YO are each row. You can look at these tips for knitting in the round or knitting panels. &nbsp; I also have some tips, to help loom knitters interpret brioche stitch patterns from regular needle knitters.<br /><br />My pictures are assuming you are always knitting in the same direction (aka knitting in the round). &nbsp;However, read the steps over and look at the pictures.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-00284-ht5vQ/UWhIPI3RVcI/AAAAAAAAAG0/jdnr9LqiQXc/1365788724700.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-00284-ht5vQ/UWhIPI3RVcI/AAAAAAAAAG0/jdnr9LqiQXc/s288/1365788724700.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 1: Cast On</td></tr></tbody></table><b>1. Cast on.</b><br />Nothing to be said here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rl1hk0KQBQU/UWhIRB3-AkI/AAAAAAAAAG8/v2VN4iba754/1365788734342.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rl1hk0KQBQU/UWhIRB3-AkI/AAAAAAAAAG8/v2VN4iba754/s288/1365788734342.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 2. * sl1 (do not knit) yo, k1, *</td></tr></tbody></table>2. <b>Prep row.</b><br />a. Do not knit your first peg, but yarn over. Make sure that it is not an e-wrap YO. Make sure your YO looks like the picture below.<br />b. Knit over the second peg.<br />c. Repeat a and b for the whole row.<br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7kZ4VSlGRHs/UWhITSVSUFI/AAAAAAAAAHE/Nd4O6WgBFko/1365788742554.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7kZ4VSlGRHs/UWhITSVSUFI/AAAAAAAAAHE/Nd4O6WgBFko/s288/1365788742554.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tip: YO.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><b>TIP: YO</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">The second peg is a YO. This is a bad picture... I know, but make sure you're not e-wrapping.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0IguQBvQhpc/UWhIWY_amdI/AAAAAAAAAHU/m2S9dUiwfeE/1365788754294.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-0IguQBvQhpc/UWhIWY_amdI/AAAAAAAAAHU/m2S9dUiwfeE/s288/1365788754294.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 3. *BRK1, sl1 yo, *</td></tr></tbody></table><b>3. First brioche row!</b><br />a. If you remember, you left peg 1's stitch on and did a yarn over. Therefore you had 2 loops on peg 1. &nbsp;Knit &nbsp;loops over. Now peg 1 has only one loop on it. That is a BRK (brioche knit). &nbsp;See the next picture for a BRK.<br />b. Now, do not knit peg 2, but YO.<br />c. Repeat a and b.<br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eoeNibY1jnk/UWhIafbAwHI/AAAAAAAAAHc/yHLJ8m6EAuY/1365788762682.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eoeNibY1jnk/UWhIafbAwHI/AAAAAAAAAHc/yHLJ8m6EAuY/s288/1365788762682.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BRK - Brioche Knit. So simple.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><b>TIP: BRK</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">The yellow coloured peg is about to be knitted over. The bottom loop is the stitch that you left alone, and the top loop is the YO you did the previous row. Knitting over will leave you with the new loop!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zGXGj3ATQjA/UWhK-QYv8QI/AAAAAAAAAH0/xFV2i8rlQZs/s1600/second+row.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zGXGj3ATQjA/UWhK-QYv8QI/AAAAAAAAAH0/xFV2i8rlQZs/s320/second+row.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 4. * sl1 yo, BRK1</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><b>4. Second Brioche Row! Doesn't this look familiar? Except...</b><br />a.<b>&nbsp;</b>Do not knit over peg 1, but YO.<br />b. If you remember the last row (and you will, if you are working on your knit while you are currently reading this), you peg 2 had 2 loops on it. You know what that means by now (hopefully). Knit them over (BRK).<br />c. Repeat step a and c.<br /><br /><br /><b>5. Repeat the pattern.</b><br />You keep repeating step 3 and 4. And voila! You should have your brioche stitch.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><u>Extra tips:</u></b><br /><br /><ul><li><i>Panel knitting -&nbsp;</i>It's really up to you to start your prep row with a yarn over, or to knit your first peg. It is also up to you whether or not you want an even or odd number of stitches, but your edges will be the same if you have an odd number of stitches.</li><li><i>Working this pattern in colour - </i>Stripes, anyone? To do this, still follow the same steps BUT remember that each peg uses the same colour yarn each row.</li><li><i>Creating variations</i> of the brioche stitch are by using alternate positions of YOs and BRKs. So, you should be able to learn new stitches. &nbsp;For example, one step of the brioche stitch written is "yf sl1, yo, brk1". You do not need to know "yf sl1" because it means yarn forward, slip one, yarn over for needle knitters. Just know that for a loom knitter, it means that you do not do anything for that peg except yarn over, so that there will be two loops on the peg, and then BRK the next peg.</li><li><i>However, </i>some brioche stitch variations do not look as eye-catching as they do when you use needles for knitting. This is because you will always have the same amount of tension on pegs. I've tried the pearl brioche stitch on a loom, and it doesn't look as nice.&nbsp;</li></ul><br /><br />Please tell me if you have trouble panel knitting brioche! <br /><br /></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-14026026146343089632013-01-17T14:56:00.000-05:002015-04-08T17:50:03.943-04:00Tiled Blanket pattern<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KtLbDXTHRqA/UQLoH7Ws98I/AAAAAAAAAGA/qshySnoGTaQ/1359144981488.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KtLbDXTHRqA/UQLoH7Ws98I/AAAAAAAAAGA/qshySnoGTaQ/s640/1359144981488.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New pictures - smaller but better!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k46Xb60-lwM/UQLpSCp-19I/AAAAAAAAAGc/YA2dyzjxxXs/1359145075900.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k46Xb60-lwM/UQLpSCp-19I/AAAAAAAAAGc/YA2dyzjxxXs/s288/1359145075900.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The right side up close. It's quite pleasant!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I made this blanket for my aunts' Christmas present. I actually tiled the blanket, but it ended up taking really long to sew, so this is my amended version, and I hope it works. Please change this pattern to see fit to how you like it. Always knit a swatch and block it before going ahead of this project, because it uses a lot of yarn. &amp;nbsp;This is not a double knit! It requires knitting back and forth on the loom. I took the pattern from <a href="http://www.knittingonthenet.com/stitches/squaresinsquares.htm">knitting on the net squares in squares stitch</a>. I tried to mimic the pattern in 3x3 squares in squares. I would say this is an intermediate pattern, but it really isn't. It's just that it is a tedious pattern and you need to be committed to it to finish it; the hours are long, but you have something very warm at the end. You also must be comfortable at purling stitches, and you will need to block each panel.<br /><br />Onto instructions, patterns and extra links<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4494133549036330528" name="more"></a><br />You can also mark your progress on this project on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/loom-knit-tiled-blanket">Ravelry</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4494133549036330528" name="more"></a><br /><u>Items you need for knitting:</u><br /><ul><li>36-peg round loom (knifty knitter, loops and threads, and the large wal-mart looms are all the same)</li><li>bulky yarn - I used 3 300g balls of Bernat's Chunkee Ombre in Wedgewood - they are considered 6, super bulky, so you can double up worsted yarn or find another bulky yarn</li><li>sewing needle</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CHQVlCDeQLA/UQLoN4V0IOI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/vUE3MgqD8-0/1359145004838.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CHQVlCDeQLA/UQLoN4V0IOI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/vUE3MgqD8-0/s288/1359145004838.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 288px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 216px;" /></a></div><br /><u>Pattern for each panel:</u><u><br /></u>Cast on using any sturdy cast-on (do not use e-wrap knit over cast-on) on 32 pegs.<br />Row 1 and 2: Knit.<br />Row 3 and 4: &amp;nbsp;Knit 2, *purl 8, knit 2, repeat from *.<br />Row 5 to 10: Knit 2, *purl 2, knit 4, purl 2, knit 2, repeat from *.<br />Row 11 and 12: Knit 2, *purl 8, knit 2.<br />Row 13 and 14: Knit.<br />Row 15 and 16: Purl.<br />Repeat pattern (Row 1 to 16) 3 more times, and then repeat the pattern from row 1 to 14 once.<br />Cast off.<br /><br />In total you should have 5 "tiles" of the square repeats. This is one panel.<br /><br />Make 3 of these panels altogether, block them, and sew them together.<br /><br /><br /><u>Links that should help:</u><br /><br /><b>Sewing</b> - I used the mattress stitch - which means that you will notice the seam on the wrong side - it's not that bad looking, but you can also think about slipping the side stitch when you start the next row and sewing it in a different manner. Do not be scared of trying it out (though I would recommend you making 2 small samples of the pattern and then sewing them together). I avoided sewing like the plague, but this is easy, straightforward and fun! It may require for you to look at more than one website - to complete the picture in your mind on how to do it.<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-join-knitted-pieces-with-the-mattress-stitc.html">http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-join-knitted-pieces-with-the-mattress-stitc.html </a>- This is the dummies version that gives you a drawn diagram on how to do the mattress stitch - I like how it is drawn - it is neat. You can clearly see how to start sewing, but it is hard to see the "ladders" you use because the picture does not show depth.</li><li><a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring04/mattress.html">http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring04/mattress.html </a>- Knitty has a great tutorial (and they are located in Toronto!!) on how to do the mattress stitch for different seams. Of course, this project is just seaming the stockinette stitch. This is possibly my favourite instructional webpage for the mattress stitch. You can see how you you have to pull your stitches apart a little to find the running ladder. They also have some good tips that other pages may not talk about.</li><li><a href="http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/howto/archive/2009/04/10/mattress-stitch-tutorial-vertical-seams.aspx">http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/howto/archive/2009/04/10/mattress-stitch-tutorial-vertical-seams.aspx</a> - I don't really like the tutorial as much, because it is hard to see where the running ladders are - but (! sorry for the exlamation marks by the way) they have a good picture of how your the seam looks on the wrong side of your knit. This is so you won't be surprised at how it looks like.</li></ul><br /><b>Blocking</b> - Acrylic requires heat to block. If you don't block this big project, it will be all wavy - the easiest way is to throw your project in the dryer since this project is pretty big.<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://rainyknits.blogspot.ca/2006/08/blocking-acrylic.html">http://rainyknits.blogspot.ca/2006/08/blocking-acrylic.html</a> - no pictures, but this tells you how to lay out your for blocking and what kinds of things to use (an iron) to block. I found this more informative than the other articles, because the other posts were smaller projects.</li><li><a href="http://beadknitter.blogspot.ca/2009/03/you-can-block-acrylic.html">http://beadknitter.blogspot.ca/2009/03/you-can-block-acrylic.html</a> - Pictures of an acrylic shirt pre-blocked and blocked</li><li><a href="http://a-modicum-of-ingenuity.blogspot.ca/2012/03/tutorial-blocking-acrylic-yarn.html">http://a-modicum-of-ingenuity.blogspot.ca/2012/03/tutorial-blocking-acrylic-yarn.html</a> - Another pre-blocked, blocked post, this time of blanket/afghan squares. Your project would be substantially larger (and I wouldn't recommend knitting squares because sewing is very time consuming - even more so when you do horizontal seaming)</li></ul><br /><br />Have fun, and if you have any questions, please ask! I must remind you this is a very time consuming project, and that patience is very important (to finish this project). It took me 8 days to make. This was also because I knit in squares, and then had to learn how to sew them together (which I regret a bit - I messed up a billion times).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xDAQulTnr88/UQLoK7wc3tI/AAAAAAAAAGI/pHcKoYED7dE/1359144992738.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xDAQulTnr88/UQLoK7wc3tI/AAAAAAAAAGI/pHcKoYED7dE/s288/1359144992738.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wrong side also looks really nice! My sister liked the wrong side more.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br />Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-39542918911867728322013-01-15T16:20:00.004-05:002013-01-22T23:29:54.202-05:00Happy New Year! I am late<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Hi everyone! I have been so busy lately I haven't been able to post. My research project took up a whole chunk of my time, and after that, I was working on finishing my Christmas presents! And now a new (and hopefully) final semester has come<br /><br />I only have big looms, so I had to nix the idea of making everything using a loom, since chunky knits can use up a lot of yarn. Don't judge. I gave away 29 presents to my family members this year, although most of them were not knitted products! I am not even including acquaintances here.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/anthro-inspired-scarflet"><b>Baby keyhole knit scarves, style a la anthropologie</b></a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DTPhmsDCOTA/UPXGg0nNh8I/AAAAAAAAAFY/qD9JnjmGQ_A/1358284408094.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DTPhmsDCOTA/UPXGg0nNh8I/AAAAAAAAAFY/qD9JnjmGQ_A/s288/1358284408094.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I messed up the purple cast off (which I later fixed). The difference in size is because one baby is older than the other. &nbsp;I'm sure you can make something similar on the loom, but the stitches would be bigger.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><b><u>Loom knit lap throw</u></b><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-K19Bro9Ha3c/UPXGkZ7ivrI/AAAAAAAAAFg/J-4lrbzJwak/1358284420716.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-K19Bro9Ha3c/UPXGkZ7ivrI/AAAAAAAAAFg/J-4lrbzJwak/s288/1358284420716.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mattress stitching this baby up. The giftees love colour. I regret that I could not do this project in one colour - this was the only bulk yarn with 3 rolls left during holiday time... but they still like it. It's super warm. (The next post shall be...)</td></tr></tbody></table>I did use a loom! I made a tiled blanket of a squares pattern for my aunts. &nbsp;Unfortunately, I should have thought ahead and made 3 long panels. I ended up making 15 squares for the blanket and sewing them together. I actually like sewing...but the weaving in the ends was the most annoying part. I'll probably post a pattern later in the week. Acrylic is a pain to block, and I unfortunately finished the blanket too late to be able to throw it in the washer and dryer...so hopefully they'll do that to straighten it out.<br /><br /><br />Some other news: I will be having a minimum post a month. &nbsp;They may not be tutorials or anything...but possibly even projects I did, because those posts take up less time. Fingers crossed that I will be able to do my schoolwork and post and volunteer. I also apologize for the photos taken from my cell. I totally regret that.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-18563462005644496122012-09-18T20:15:00.001-04:002012-09-18T20:30:17.270-04:00Toe-up cable booties<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wKLW8WSWhJU/UFkM0wTOQyI/AAAAAAAAAFA/ZMRx0bZvtB0/1348013258624.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wKLW8WSWhJU/UFkM0wTOQyI/AAAAAAAAAFA/ZMRx0bZvtB0/s288/1348013258624.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a><br />I made these earlier in the summer. &nbsp;After successfully and easily finishing my <a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/2012/04/socks-on-saturday.html">2-coloured sock</a>, I wanted to try something else. I saw someone's toe-up sock (I'm sorry, I don't remember which blog it was), and I thought to myself, why not?<br /><br />Sorry for the bad picture. Anyways, notice the weird bumps near the toe? Since I did a cast-on where the toes were, I found I had to knit over very loosely at the beginning so that my loops would eventually be able to be stretched over 24 pegs (I started at 12). &nbsp;This could also be because the yarn didn't have a lot of give. I had extra baby yarn so I had to triple (or was it quadruple) knit with the loom.<br /><br />This is different from a toe-down sock where you would stitch your sock closed at the toes.<br /><br />I find the 24-peg loom pretty ugly for these cables; I guess big gauge socks are pretty ugly... but I guess using this loom would be okay for booties.&nbsp;</div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-82897856336312494282012-09-15T14:43:00.001-04:002012-09-15T14:43:43.068-04:00What's in your yarn bag?<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">I finally finished crocheting my yarn stash bag and have slowly been transferring my yarn stash into it.<br /><br /><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HPOyyTCggZc/UFTFUKmeZNI/AAAAAAAAAEw/v9XCU9pL3eM/1347732807125.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HPOyyTCggZc/UFTFUKmeZNI/AAAAAAAAAEw/v9XCU9pL3eM/s288/1347732807125.jpeg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a><br /><br />I've been practicing herringbone, as you can see. Not pictured: a dozen type of cables and a mesh t-shirt on looms, and a crochet sweater I need to start.</div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-24892410512868016452012-09-11T21:20:00.000-04:002012-09-15T20:54:14.383-04:00Youtube Round-Up Comes Back for Some More!I'm back! Long story short, a break from the internet became an even longer affair after those Olympics set in...and then the Paralympics. &nbsp;I turned into a total sports zombie (even though I promised myself that I wouldn't go nuts during the Olympics again). Crazy sport-nut that I am, I was in bliss for a while.<br /><br />Anyway, onto the links! &nbsp;Today I go back to the basics! I love Isela Phelps. &nbsp;Her videos are great, and they're pretty short, too!<br /><br /><ul><li>Simple Crochet Bind Off</li><li>Basic Bind Off</li><li>Knit stitch (the normal one, not that e-wrap one)</li></ul><div><a name='more'></a><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://0.gvt0.com/vi/5YAcOR_54rg/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5YAcOR_54rg&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5YAcOR_54rg&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I prefer this cast off to the basic knit bind off. &nbsp;It tends to be less tight, and has more give. &nbsp;I tend to do my bind-off too tight when I do the basic bind off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/jPTJXg4q6-Q?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The most basic method. &nbsp;I don't like this cast-off, because I tend to knit too tight. &nbsp;This method can also be used to cast-off a piece knit in the round (non-gather method), and there is a variation when you cast-off for double knitting, using the long looms. I won't go into that, but youtube definitely has that.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://1.gvt0.com/vi/U4Lk_UoS81U/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/U4Lk_UoS81U&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/U4Lk_UoS81U&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><div style="text-align: left;">The normal knit (stockinette) stitch. This is what knitters refer to when knitting on needles. &nbsp;I know that the quick way of knitting is to just lay your working yarn across the pegs, but it's a bad idea if you want to keep knitting the stockinette stitch, because there will be too much tension. I did that the first time I learned it, and snapped my knitting hook. I couldn't get a replacement for a while and did what hockey players do, and taped it up. &nbsp;Please notice the "L" shape of the yarn around the pegs. That is to make sure your tension isn't too tight.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>*BONUS*</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/qqlkZoE8Gx0?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In my <a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/p/stockinette-stitch.html">CLK stitch guide</a>, I mention that the knit stitch can be done two ways with the same results. &nbsp;Back in the early loom knitting internets, people did the knit stitch in a way that was opposite of the purl stitch, before someone realized you could just bring the loop yarn over your working yarn. Some people claim that they do this to keep your knit stitches pretty even, but my knitting hasn't seen a difference.&nbsp;</div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-67334572950137138452012-05-13T14:15:00.000-04:002012-09-27T23:34:45.617-04:00Zig-Zag Spring Hat Pattern<br />Here is my pattern, finally! It's ridiculously easy! &nbsp;I saw a beret by <a href="http://www.stitchnationyarn.com/Patterns/free-pattern-all-day-beret.html">Debbie Stoller (Stitch Nation)</a> in Vogue Knitting. &nbsp;I changed it by doing the first section as a k2tog instead of an ssk, but that's the only difference I made. &nbsp;Unless you increase your stitches off the loom, or make wedges, it is difficult to make a beret, so it is just a toque. Sorry if I'm not very accurate; I really like to be flexible with patterns and therefore, I don't have any row numbers for hats. You can adjust if you want it to be a beanie (which is shorter).<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7faaodPwizI/T5C26ILhlYI/AAAAAAAAADA/boftSy9YDbA/s1600/zig-zagladder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7faaodPwizI/T5C26ILhlYI/AAAAAAAAADA/boftSy9YDbA/s320/zig-zagladder.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />41 or 40 peg loom (Knifty Knitter/ Michaels/ Wal-Mart brand does just fine)<br /><br />Some people still have the 41-peg knifty knitter looms, but this pattern works best on any multiple of 4 (so you can also do it on a 36 peg loom). &nbsp;For the 41 peg loom, the last peg should be purled.<br /><br /><br />Yarn size and gauge don't really matter, but I used Red Heart Super Saver Yarn and doubled it up. &nbsp;You just need a fairly thick yarn (5 and up, or doubling up yarns) for the 41-peg loom. I broke the pattern down into 4 parts. <br /><br /><u>Stitches you need to know:</u><br /><br /><b>Knit (k) - </b>normal stockinette stitch. Do not use e-wrap (twisted stockinette) stitch<br /><br /><b>Purl (p) - </b>if you do not know how to do this stitch, please see <a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/2012/03/saturday-youtube-link-tag.html#more">this past post of Youtube compilations</a><br /><br /><b>Knit 2 together (k2tog) -&nbsp;</b>In the pattern, for the first repeat of the ladder slanting to the right, your first k2tog occurs on peg 4. &nbsp;To do this, take the loop off of peg 3, and then put it on top of peg 4. Yarn over peg 3 and knit together as 1 on peg 4.<br /><br /><b>Slip slip knit (ssk) -&nbsp;</b>ssk - slip slip knit. This is weird in loom knitting because you don't have to do anything (whereas you have to slip the two stitches off the left needle, but I digress). &nbsp;To make a ladder slant to the left, you take the loop off peg 3, and put it above the loop on peg 2, which will now have 2 stitches. &nbsp;Knit those together as 1, and yarn over peg 3.<br /><br /><b>Yarn over (yo) - </b>this is mentioned in combination with the k2tog and ssk. You do a yo before a k2tog. Basically bring the working yarn in front of the empty peg (because you moved the stitch to the next stitch for a k2tog) very loosely. &nbsp;Do not e-wrap. You do a yarn over after the ssk has occu<br /><br /><br /><b><u>PATTERN:</u></b><br /><br /><u>CO:&nbsp;</u><br />Use whatever you like. I love the cable cast on for hats, because it looks like a thin line from afar and is stretchy. A long-tail cast on is a bit thick, but it also works nicely and is elastic.<br /><br /><u>Rib stitch</u><br />Row 1: *p2, k2<br />repeat row 1 until 1" is knitted<br /><br /><u>Ladder slant to the right</u><br />Row 1: *p1, k1, yo, k2tog, repeat *<br />Row 2: *p1, k3, repeat *<br />Repeat row 1 and 2 until you have knitted 4" for a beanie, or 4 1/2" for a regular hat<br /><br /><u>Ladder slant to the left</u><br />Row 1: *p1, ssk, yo, k1, repeat *<br />Row 2: *p1, k3, repeat *<br />Repeat row 1 and 2 until you have knitted 6" for a beanie (or even less, if you like them really short), or 6 1/2" for a regular hat<br /><br /><u>Decrease</u><br />Because the second half of the hat uses ssk I did a decrease using ssk instead of k2tog. &nbsp;I didn't touch the purl stitches and only decreased on the knit stitches trying to maintain the pattern of the hat. After doing the amount wanted, bind off and weave in ends.<br /><br />If you are having trouble, please read more.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />It is requested that I do a written pattern. It's really not hard once you start doing it, but it may be confusing if you're just reading it (in my experience).<br /><br /><u>Cast on using your favoured method.</u><br />My favourites are either the cable cast-on method, or the long-tail cast-on method. At least the long-tail cast on should be searchable on Youtube (and possibly a compilation coming soon).<br /><br /><u>Knit the rib stitch&nbsp;</u><br />Row 1 (and all other rows till 1" is knitted): *Purl 2, knit 2. Repeat from *.<br /><br /><u>To start the ladder slant to the right, repeat these 2 rows until you have knitted <b>4" - 4 1/2"</b> <b>total </b>of the hat. Make sure to end this pattern on row 2.</u><br />Row 1: *Purl 1, knit one. Lift the loop off the third peg and place it on the fourth peg. Now that the third peg is empty, yarn over by bringing the working yarn in front of the third peg. Keep it very loose. Now that the fourth peg has 2 loops, knit both of them off, together. Repeat from *. If you have a 41-peg loom, the last stitch is purled.<br />Row 2: *Purl 1, knit 3. Repeat * to the end of the row.<br /><br /><u>The latter slant to the right uses an ssk. Repeat this till you have knitted <b>6-6 1/2" total </b>of the hat. Make sure you end the pattern on row 2.</u><br />Row 1: *purl 1. Lift the third loop off the peg and place it to the second peg. Knit both of those loops off together. Bring over the working yarn in front of the third peg (yarn over) loosely. Knit the fourth peg.<br /><br />Row 2: *Purl 1, knit 3.<br /><br /><u>DECREASE TIPS</u><br />If you own a 40/41 peg loom, divide the loom into 10 groups of 4 pegs each. &nbsp;This is my way of decreasing, but some people find it too conical. &nbsp;It may be a little too complicated if it is your first time, so please <a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/2012/03/saturday-youtube-link-tag.html#more">check this out for an easier solution.</a>&nbsp; If you are confident in decreasing your hat already, skip this section. Most people would just do the first and second decrease in 1 round instead of 2 (and decrease 10).<br /><br />First round decrease: Purl 1, slip slip knit (take loop off peg 3, bring to peg 2, and knit both of them over together), leave third peg empty by bringing the working yarn behind the peg, knit. Purl 1, knit 3. Repeat from *. You should have 35 or 36 loops.<br /><br />Row 2: *Purl 1, knit 1, skip peg, knit 1. Purl 1, knit 3. Repeat from *<br /><br />Second decrease round: Every other group of 4 pegs still has not been decreased once. &nbsp;So do that now. *Purl 1, knit 1, skip peg, knit 1. Purl 1, slip slip knit, skip third peg, knit. Repeat from * You should have 30 or 31 loops.<br /><br />Row 4: *Purl 1, knit 1, skip peg, knit 1. Repeat from *<br /><br />3rd decrease: In your original groups of 4, you should now have 1 purl stitch, and 2 knit stitches. You are going to decrease 10 times. This time, you will decrease til you only have 1 knit stitch. To do this (and keep the zig-zag shape), you will have to do an ssk. &nbsp;I do this in a more complicated way just because I don't want my hat to have too much tension and break my knitting tool. *Purl 1, move the loop of peg 2, to peg 3. Move the loop from peg 4 to peg 3. Knit both together (This is an ssk). Repeat from * Every other peg should be empty now. You should have 20 or 21 loops.<br /><br />Row 6: *Purl 1, skip the empty peg, knit 1, skip the empty peg and repeat from<br /><br />Bind off and weave in ends.<br /><br /><br /><u>Related posts to help you if you still need help.</u><br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/p/stockinette-stitch.html">Knit stitch - pictures</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/2012/09/youtube-round-up-comes-back-for-some.html">Knit stitch - video</a></li><li><a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/2012/03/saturday-youtube-link-tag.html">Purl stitch and how to do a basic decrease and bind-off for a hat</a></li></ul><br />Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-42367952703071654532012-05-06T13:57:00.000-04:002012-09-19T15:58:14.129-04:00Weekend Youtube RoundupFinally! I was supposed to finish this post two days ago, whoops! My excuse is that it was my birthday. &nbsp;Anyways, most of these posts are new videos that go along with articles from <a href="http://loomknitterscircle.com/">loom knitters circle</a>! These are great, especially Bethany Dailey's bind off/cast off comparison. <br /><br />Today's videos will show you:<br /><br /><ul><li>Chain lace stitch</li><li>Bind off / cast off comparison for loom knitting</li><li>slip one knit one pass over slipped stitch</li></ul><div><a name='more'></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/WHb9Kqht1Ek?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div>The chain lace stitch looks really nice. It would be huge if you used a knifty knitter, though. I love it, otherwise! Bethany Dailey is great!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/F9yCDCFSxJ4?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div>I was looking for an article on this for a long time, since I have been looking for ways to make my cast on look like my bind off, especially for panel knitting! This has been needed for a long time!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zzbr6LbKyW4?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div>Slip one knit one pass slipped stitch over, (skp, skpo, or s1k1psso) is a &nbsp;decrease that slants to the left. &nbsp;Most people just do a slip slip knit nowadays to make a left decrease, but this is an alternative way to do it, if you're curious. &nbsp;It will yield the same results as an ssk, however. &nbsp;If you've ever looked at of Isela Phelp's patterns, or older loom knit patterns, you can still find s1k1psso, so now you'll know how to do it! You do this when you do the common knit cast-off.</div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-31834252615129109102012-05-02T19:28:00.003-04:002012-05-02T19:29:50.793-04:00Clever loomsNo picture today, folks. &nbsp;I know, it's sad. &nbsp;I miss my digital camera too.<br /><br />This is an old-timer, before high speed internet type of post. &nbsp;If you are shocked, proceed to look at my past blog posts instead and enjoy.<br /><br /><br /><b>Question: Have you built a loom before?</b><br /><b>Answer:</b>&nbsp;No, but I really want to build one. &nbsp;You see, I live in Canada. &nbsp;Okay, I will admit that living in Canada has nothing to do with anything. &nbsp;I'm really lazy to find out if there are stores that I can go to buy finer gauge looms than a knifty knitter or any of its cousins. &nbsp;It's on my summer bucket list. &nbsp;Seeing that I'm making a small profit from knitting stuff for people, this is a very BIG possibility, because I want to be able to change my knitting gauge. &nbsp;The knitting gauge depends on the space between your pegs.<br /><br /><b>Question: &nbsp;Why would you want to make your own loom?</b><br /><b>Answer:&nbsp;</b>The main reason is because I do not have any change to spare. &nbsp;Any money goes towards my education. &nbsp;Also, I am curious. &nbsp;I want to know how to build one. &nbsp;My dad once built my mom a huge weaving loom just for her to make&nbsp;<i>one afghan</i>. &nbsp;He won't be helping me, but I guess history has a case of repeating itself....except this is a knitting loom. &nbsp;Save your money, folks! You can save so much money by making your own looms. &nbsp;Most of the time you will have the materials, or you can go out and buy the materials for a fraction of the price.<br /><br /><b>Question: &nbsp;Will you post your looms if you make them?</b><br /><b>Answer: </b>Of course I will. I will make them this summer for sure. &nbsp;However, they may be <i>really bad. </i>&nbsp;I've never been good at hands-on stuff except for knitting and painting. &nbsp;I just can't think in 3D. But never say never! I have never been motivated to build stuff (especially for school projects; I just didn't understand why I needed to build the Globe Theatre while studying Shakespeare). &nbsp;I honestly cannot tape popsicle stitcks together to make a fence in a model. It's that sad. &nbsp;What I'm trying to say is, I'm here to encourage everyone to try it at least once!<br /><br /><br />I've found two very useful sites to build looms. <br /><br /><a href="http://knitty-witty.blogspot.ca/2008/12/making-easy-knitting-loom.html">Adjustable looms/circular-looms/double-rakes:</a><br />This is the most CLEVER way to make looms I've ever seen in my life. &nbsp;This is more like what I would do, because I am not that great with tools. &nbsp;For a finer gauge loom, you need real rubber bands (for example, the ones for hair - they don't pull your hair out like the elastic bands you get with groceries), pick-up stitcks, and spacer beads. &nbsp;I am so impressed. &nbsp;She also has adjustable looms, which I think would be great for berets. &nbsp;The only way I know how to make berets with knifty knitters are to increase stitches off of your loom or make wedges and sew them together. &nbsp;This is a quick fix! &nbsp;Increases or decreases will look neater, especially if you want to do a drastic decrease. As soon as I have enough money I'm going to go buy these items. &nbsp;I think I can pick them all up at the local dollar store.<br /><br />I also have to put out a blurb, because she does great Harry Potter stuff. &nbsp;Honestly, that was the reason I learned how to knit. &nbsp;Go Ravenclaw!<br /><br /><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061027003315/http://home.earthlink.net/~dickrobinson/begin.htm">Standard wooden looms:</a><br />This is if you want to make looms similar to those found on <a href="http://knittingboard.com/">knittingboard.com</a>. &nbsp;This is the standard double rake loom (as opposed to the newest all-n-one loom, which looks amazing and makes me salivate, if that is possible). &nbsp;It's a rustic site, but it goes step by step. &nbsp;I will probably be doing this when summer time actually hits (July).<br /><br /><br />Happy looming! &nbsp;If you don't know how far you need to space your pegs check out&nbsp;<a href="http://loomknittinghelp.com/intro/makeloom.html">loom knitting help here</a>.Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-68437640014563928392012-05-01T18:41:00.001-04:002013-04-12T15:46:25.450-04:00Brioche stitch revisited<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-nlbGQJQDxps/T6BmnhRbd8I/AAAAAAAAAEU/PKsH7Uht0nM/1335912085425.jpeg"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-nlbGQJQDxps/T6BmnhRbd8I/AAAAAAAAAEU/PKsH7Uht0nM/s200/1335912085425.jpeg" style="display: block; height: 216px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" width="200" /></a><br /><br />There's nothing I like more than the brioche stitch. &nbsp;It's nice and thick; so very sturdy. &nbsp;I know I posted a <a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/2012/04/weekday-youtube-linkage_20.html">video about the two-colour brioche stitch tutorial on youtube</a>, but I wanted to show how the stitch would look with one colour.<br /><br />It's not a very good picture, I know. &nbsp;The digital camera is not with me for the moment, which disappoints me.<br /><br />Anyways, its a very pretty stitch, and the video does a good job of explaining how to do the stitch. &nbsp;You do the steps the same way as with 2 yarns, except you are repeating the second-half round with the same yarn. <br /><br />Also, I was looking up more information about the brioche stitch and <a href="http://briochestitch.com/brioche/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=4&amp;Itemid=22">found this site which is dedicated to the stitch and its various forms.</a> &nbsp;Check it out! If you've done the stitch, trying the different variations should be easy.<br /><br /><span style="background-color: magenta; font-weight: bold;">UPDATE 04/12/13:</span><span style="background-color: white;"><b>&nbsp;I have added a <a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/2013/04/brioche.html">tutorial that will hopefully help you work brioche here</a></b></span></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-27512436344187228342012-04-25T17:55:00.005-04:002012-04-25T17:55:46.772-04:00Weekday Youtube Linkage IIIWoo! After a blogging mini-break, I am ready to start up again! This weekend consisted of me doing the daisy stitch on needles and wondering how to transpose it on a loom. &nbsp;I'm really close to figuring it out, but it still doesn't look exactly right. &nbsp;It's definitely much more easy to do it on needles though.<br /><br />Anyway, this week you will learn:<br /><br /><br /><ul><li>Little bow stitch (Isela Phelps is great!) - Mariposita stitch</li><li>Rib stitch for double knitting on long looms</li><li>Creating a triangle shawl with GoodKnitKisses</li></ul><div><a name='more'></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/cnStG28FTDc?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Great video. The only different thing is that this video could just be knitted over, instead of the older more elaborate way of doing the knit stitch. &nbsp;It uses a slip with the yarn in front, which has been mentioned in previous posts of mine (<a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/2012/04/weekday-youtube-linkage_20.html">Weekday Youtube Linkage II</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/2012/04/woven-herringbone-part-1.html">Woven herringbone</a>). &nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/ikqK9u99zew?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The rib stitch is done quicker for double knitting on a loom, in my opinion. &nbsp;It is totally different from knitting and purling that one does when they knit a hat or a flat, single panel. &nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/t-XVbymeNdA?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Learning how to knit a shawl. &nbsp;Kristen Mangus from GoodKnitKisses uses the half-hitch stitch to increase her stitches. She's basically teaching you how to make a triangle, which is good if one wants to know how to make ear flaps. &nbsp;I have yet to make a shawl, as I don't have yarn, but I am thinking of making one soon!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-56082427539086830442012-04-21T18:10:00.001-04:002012-04-21T18:10:15.604-04:00Socks on SaturdayI used to be scared of non-hat projects. &nbsp;I've made a headband, a gazillion hats, a few scarves. Lately I've just been experimenting with patterns and lace, but I decided I needed to make other things<br /><br />I actually made these socks a few weeks ago. I googled up a few different patterns, and looked for what people had to say on loom knitting socks. As you can see, it went pretty well. Using a knitting loom only took me a few hours to make one sock.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iX8_h9TSlis/T5MvXoV5KfI/AAAAAAAAAEA/gFtdwwOw99I/s1600/DSCN3664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iX8_h9TSlis/T5MvXoV5KfI/AAAAAAAAAEA/gFtdwwOw99I/s200/DSCN3664.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are not the ideal yarns to use, but I just wanted to see how easy it was to make a sock.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-odVFo3ULZec/T5MveroLFoI/AAAAAAAAAEI/uy_WsZIczkQ/s1600/DSCN3666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-odVFo3ULZec/T5MveroLFoI/AAAAAAAAAEI/uy_WsZIczkQ/s200/DSCN3666.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Despite the fact that this is bulky, I can see myself knitting more socks in the future.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I don't care what non-loomers say. &nbsp;Socks on looms are RIDICULOUSLY easy. &nbsp;You are knitting in the round, and the only thing you have to learn how to do is short rows, where you knit part of the loom for a few rows before joining them up. &nbsp;You can use the zig-zag stitch or kitchener stitch to sew up the toe and voila! A sock!<br /><br />Finer gauge looms will look even more amazing, but these looms will save you time rather than knitting with double pointed needles. &nbsp;I actually found this really fun. &nbsp;Scarves can get annoying at times, unless you're double knitting.<br /><br />Also, yes I haven't threaded my work to finish because I'm probably going to frog them to do other stuff/experiments (nothing that has anything to do with hats or headbands, of course).Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-68742471857839726462012-04-20T19:56:00.000-04:002012-04-21T18:04:17.427-04:00Weekday Youtube Linkage III have been remiss on these video posts! These are the easiest posts I make!<br /><br />Today you will find:<br /><ul><li>How to knit a twisted keyhole scarf (very fashionable)</li><li>Two-colour brioche stitch on the round loom!</li><li>Slip with yarn in front (sl wyif)</li></ul><div>I tried out the brioche stitch, and I absolutely love it. Every time I see using two colours in a project, I immediately turn all nerdy and think about how great it would look if I knit it in Harry Potter colours (blue and bronze for me - GO RAVENCLAW!), and I see myself getting broke in the near future.<br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t6UgKxVXihI/T5H8-KK30OI/AAAAAAAAADw/8fHHukET9fs/s1600/2crbriochers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t6UgKxVXihI/T5H8-KK30OI/AAAAAAAAADw/8fHHukET9fs/s200/2crbriochers.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o3ummL2ZRVg/T5H9ApLhezI/AAAAAAAAAD4/vW4WuLpc6Xw/s1600/2crbriochews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o3ummL2ZRVg/T5H9ApLhezI/AAAAAAAAAD4/vW4WuLpc6Xw/s200/2crbriochews.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wrong side - still looking good nonetheless</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div>Onto those links!<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://2.gvt0.com/vi/l_PFCP30viI/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l_PFCP30viI&fs=1&source=uds" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l_PFCP30viI&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div>Kristen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/GoodKnitKisses">(GoodKnitKisses)</a> always has good stuff! When I was starting out (and when I'm experimenting), I go back to a lot of her videos! This is such a chic scarf! Too bad it's springtime; I have no motivation to knit any warm scarves yet. Anyway,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/GoodKnitKisses">visit her on youtube</a>&nbsp;to find all her other knitting stuff if you haven't already!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/z5QNWKRMm1o?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div>I am so excited for this video! I've been contemplating doing this stitch for a while, and didn't even realize it was called the brioche stitch. It's an awesome stitch! I am so glad&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mariat299">Maria</a>&nbsp;showed it! This video needs more hits. &nbsp;It's quite long, and it doesn't have to be, but she also gives instructions in Spanish too. &nbsp;Just cast-on loosely and then watch her do the first 3-4 rows and you'll be fine! &nbsp;You can do this for flat-panels, and with only one colour too.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nrmsk12gWx4?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div>Slip with yarn in front (sl wyif)! I did it for the&nbsp;<a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/2012/04/woven-herringbone-part-1.html">woven herringbone stitch</a>&nbsp;a few weeks ago. &nbsp;It's definitely a good technique to know. She does it succinctly, which is great!<br /><br /><br />Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-2222311358998644142012-04-19T21:20:00.000-04:002012-04-24T12:01:01.573-04:00Stitch guide open AND Lace hat preview - patterns coming soonWOO! I started the basic stitch guide (look for it as a link on your right!) The first page I did talks about the&nbsp;<a href="http://thecasualloomknitter.blogspot.ca/p/stockinette-stitch.html">difference between the two knit stitches loomers use</a>; the twisted stockinette and stockinette (normal). &nbsp;Yeah, I know people know, but I just wanted to reiterate the stuff that's already been said. &nbsp;It takes a bit of time for me to write these things and take pictures, so I don't know how long it'll take me to do the other ones.<br /><br />Also...<br /><br />I have 2 lace knitting patterns I will post! I debated the second hat, because it's so pretty...and I forgot how I did the pattern. I still don't remember one row, so I will be posting that one second!<br /><br />Anyway, these 2 patterns will be coming your way soon, loom knitters! I knitted them both on the 41-peg loom, but they are easily able to be done (and more symmetrical) on the 40-peg looms. Apparently no one is able to fit into anything I make on a 36-peg loom unless you want your ears smashed, or have the hat zooming off your head.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7faaodPwizI/T5C26ILhlYI/AAAAAAAAADA/boftSy9YDbA/s1600/zig-zagladder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7faaodPwizI/T5C26ILhlYI/AAAAAAAAADA/boftSy9YDbA/s320/zig-zagladder.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Zig-zag Spring hat</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">I don't know why, but this is such a simple hat, and this pattern really gets to me. I really love it for its simplicity, and I hope you love it too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GGkBS3F8dNs/T5C22XXaUQI/AAAAAAAAAC4/P20Qtm5uvHI/s1600/intricatelace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GGkBS3F8dNs/T5C22XXaUQI/AAAAAAAAAC4/P20Qtm5uvHI/s320/intricatelace.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Intricate lace hat<br />I am bad at names, maybe I should start posting pictures on my twitter and asking people what I should name these things. &nbsp;This name is deceptive because it's a ridiculously easy hat to knit.Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-39999323319608973832012-04-19T00:21:00.001-04:002012-04-19T00:38:42.226-04:00Lace tip - getting your yarn overs to look like regular knittingSo I've been experimenting with lace lately. Well, no, not lately. I started knitting with needles and crocheting too, but I'm getting ahead of myself. &nbsp;I tried to mention in my last post about getting really nice yarn overs. &nbsp;So here I have a sample of knitting that has a regular yarn over that one would get with needle knitting, and the e-wrap yarn over commonly done in loom knitting. &nbsp;There isn't much of a difference, but I think the e-wrap yarn over looks a little more messy (the knot is at the side, whereas a normal yarn over creates a nice twist) and is slightly smaller when you are making eyelets.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k4mSwo1UftI/T4-KFAI0HwI/AAAAAAAAABw/6kyGpEzHXIE/s1600/yo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k4mSwo1UftI/T4-KFAI0HwI/AAAAAAAAABw/6kyGpEzHXIE/s320/yo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">There are reasons why I do my yarn overs that are initially e-wrap instead of just laying the yarn in front of the peg. For one, they are loose and easy to knit, whereas just laying the yarn in front of the peg may become too tight. Even if you leave space and do it loosely, the more you knit, the more you pull on the working yarn, so it's easier to just leave it as an e-wrap and unravel it later on. &nbsp;This method provides the cleanest looking eyelets, and it doesn't take long at all! If you want your loom knitting to look like needle knitting, this is it.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hope this tip helps! &nbsp;Proceed onto the pictures for your perusal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In my example, I am knitting 2 together before doing a yarn over (k2tog, yo). &nbsp;In the pictures I am knitting right to left (from the point of view of the viewer).&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 1: In a k2tog, lift the first stitch off of your peg, and move it on top of the next peg (in the case of the pictures, the next left peg).&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f3bJ1071Z6k/T4-N2MJB87I/AAAAAAAAAB4/QBwCsufoaIY/s1600/step1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f3bJ1071Z6k/T4-N2MJB87I/AAAAAAAAAB4/QBwCsufoaIY/s320/step1a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6dwvL2a3nPw/T4-N5HtednI/AAAAAAAAACA/8FMp5ZC9vs0/s1600/step1b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6dwvL2a3nPw/T4-N5HtednI/AAAAAAAAACA/8FMp5ZC9vs0/s320/step1b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 2: &nbsp;Now you have the peg empty, where you will do your yarn over. &nbsp;From a bird's eye view, my knitting goes from left to right (I'm left-handed). &nbsp;E-wrap the empty peg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8TG5dqBKZCg/T4-PcIhiTNI/AAAAAAAAACI/7pHTPRQK5co/s1600/step2a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8TG5dqBKZCg/T4-PcIhiTNI/AAAAAAAAACI/7pHTPRQK5co/s320/step2a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eZcoeu4Yy44/T4-PfMw9r1I/AAAAAAAAACQ/kFMkmWtxNFo/s1600/step2b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eZcoeu4Yy44/T4-PfMw9r1I/AAAAAAAAACQ/kFMkmWtxNFo/s320/step2b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 3: Now that we have done the yarn over, knit the 2 stitches together on the peg with 2 stitches. &nbsp;Use the normal knit over method, or whatever you like the best (I abhor the e-wrap, twisted St st). Then, knit till you are done the whole round.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vq-uRUz-1sc/T4-QY73O3WI/AAAAAAAAACY/hX3lTCtLqmI/s1600/step3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vq-uRUz-1sc/T4-QY73O3WI/AAAAAAAAACY/hX3lTCtLqmI/s320/step3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 4: When you are on the next round, and you get to the peg where you did your yarn over, lift the e-wrap stitch off the peg to unravel it. Place the unraveled yarn back in front of the peg. Knit over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qK70npNKPDA/T4-RoZu3SHI/AAAAAAAAACg/c1O9WBpRD6w/s1600/step4a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qK70npNKPDA/T4-RoZu3SHI/AAAAAAAAACg/c1O9WBpRD6w/s320/step4a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JqjMDXQpOf0/T4-Rrg9pAmI/AAAAAAAAACo/N-NrlqEzBF4/s1600/step4b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JqjMDXQpOf0/T4-Rrg9pAmI/AAAAAAAAACo/N-NrlqEzBF4/s320/step4b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_X1JqEap6Kk/T4-Ru-MbSEI/AAAAAAAAACw/cMgpayab9X8/s1600/step4c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_X1JqEap6Kk/T4-Ru-MbSEI/AAAAAAAAACw/cMgpayab9X8/s320/step4c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Personally, I only unravel the yarn overs as I get to them, instead of unravelling the for the whole round before knitting. &nbsp;This way they make big eyelets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-70492911902618795762012-04-05T15:18:00.001-04:002012-04-05T20:25:46.264-04:00Lace tips..coming soon... with picsI know I have non-English people reading my site (Hiya!) so I will post some pictures soon.<br /><br />I've really been experimenting with lace. I've also found some quick tips that I may be able to post over Easter weekend.<br /><br />Firstly, when you're making eyelets, whether you're doing ssk (decrease to left) or k2tog (decrease to right), and then doing your yarn overs (yo) for lace, the yo is an e-wrap. &nbsp;When they tell you to knit over the peg that you e-wrapped the row before, you should unravel the e-wrap and knit it over like a flat stockinette stitch, I've noticed that if you don't do this, your eyelets don't look like they're knitted together.<br /><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />In my past lace scarf , I knitted over the e-wrap, so you can see 2 distinct strands of yarn every eyelet. It's a bit messy, so if you don't like that, you need to unravel the e-wrap and knit over that. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gqTJk3lbbko/T1rteTCHkGI/AAAAAAAAABA/I_Wf54yjmwE/s1600/1331359085249.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gqTJk3lbbko/T1rteTCHkGI/AAAAAAAAABA/I_Wf54yjmwE/s320/1331359085249.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Also, I will explain why lace looks nice when you to lift some stitches off of your pegs when you do decreases... It really looks more beautiful that way.<br /><br />PS Happy Easter Weekend!Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-90791181134238184822012-04-02T20:16:00.001-04:002012-04-02T20:18:03.602-04:00Weekday Youtube LinkageI see that people like my links to youtube videos! I do take some time searching for these.<br /><br />Today, learn how to:<br /><br /><ul><li>pick up a dropped knit stitch</li><li>pick up a dropped purl stitch</li><li>knit 1 colour on 1 side for double knitting</li></ul><div>Let's get to it!<br /><br /></div><div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/YyZcAx5dLfo?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div>Isela Phelps has good videos! This is for picking up a dropped stitch. &nbsp;She is referring to a stockinette stitch, not an e-wrap twisted stockinette stitch. They're nearly the same, but sometimes I find it really annoying to pick up dropped e-wrap stitches (you need to twist the loops again!)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/HhGEvp-Nnik?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div>Isela Phelps shows us picking up a purl stitch. Instead of the knit stitch, where you pick up the stitch on the right side, you pick up the knit stitch on the wrong side (hence a purl on the right side) - I hope I'm not confusing you! &nbsp;This is quite useful, especially if you drop as many stitches as I. This usually happens when I'm making cables or lace knits.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/4oAMDycrPBA?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div>This is great for long looms! The video is extremely long for some odd reason. You don't need to watch the whole thing, just skip to the middle. Ah, this would be great for pattern making!</div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-61761721920061174272012-04-01T18:08:00.001-04:002012-04-19T01:01:49.243-04:00Woven herringbone<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">I was so stressed this week. I was also trying to transpose the daisy stitch to the loom but couldn't for the life of me figure it out. So I tried something easier and ta dah! I just transposed the stitch from the <a href="http://www.knittingonthenet.com/stitches/wovenherringbone.htm">Knitting on the Net stitch database</a><br /><br /><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-whDh-7Px1IQ/T3jRyxpUfyI/AAAAAAAAABo/CKTuHy_UoyQ/1333318091191.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-whDh-7Px1IQ/T3jRyxpUfyI/AAAAAAAAABo/CKTuHy_UoyQ/s288/1333318091191.jpeg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Woven Herringbone: Multiple of 4 + 2</b><br />Row 1: k2, *sl2 wyif; rep from *<br />Row 2: k1, *sl2 wyif, k2; rep from *, end k1<br />Row 3: sl2 wyif, *k2, sl2 wyif; rep from *<br />Row 4: k3, *sl2 wyif, k2; rep from *, end last rep k1 instead of k2<br />Rows 5-12: Rep row 1-4 twice<br />Row 13: Rep row 3<br />Rep 14: Rep row 2<br />Row 15: Rep row 1<br />Row 16: Rep row 4<br />Rows 17-24: Reps row 13-16 twice<br /><br /><br /><b>NOTE: &nbsp;</b>To do sl wyif, slip stitch with yarn in front, lift the peg in which you are supposed to be slipping your stitch, and bring the working yarn behind the peg, and then put your stitch back on the peg.<br /><br /><br />It's a pretty dense pattern, and if anyone needs help, I'll post pics in 2 weeks.<br /><br /></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-32028394359457721162012-03-31T15:40:00.001-04:002012-03-31T17:32:51.917-04:00Lace Saturday<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">With the emergence of Spring I've switched to practicing lace knits. This is one of the latest ones I've tried. Unfortunately I couldn't find my biggest loom so I could only practice one column. <br /><br /><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sYN-cxsqbZw/T3ddsf-T38I/AAAAAAAAABg/ff2VFfQQ01Q/1333222822660.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-sYN-cxsqbZw/T3ddsf-T38I/AAAAAAAAABg/ff2VFfQQ01Q/s288/1333222822660.jpeg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a><br /><br />People said the patten was easy on ravelry. I honestly thought it was confusing because the pdf was messy, and went back and forth. The underlined words made it hard to read. Can you guess I'm not good at chem labs? I would be the equivalent of Ron in potions class. I persevered though as you see.<br /><br />Check out the link and try it yourself. Tell me how it goes!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wavy-feather-lace-stole-loom-knit">http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wavy-feather-lace-stole-loom-knit</a></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-35227506536283419552012-03-25T23:51:00.000-04:002012-03-25T23:51:28.773-04:00Pass it along SundayI was looking through some links, and found this post from Anne Bipes ages ago. It's great!<br /><br />Using a lifeline so that when you frog it, you'll still have your knit pieces up to a certain point. &nbsp;I wish I thought of this before - especially when knitting large pieces of work like scarves and shawls.<br /><br />Check it out!<br /><br /><a href="http://loomknittingblog.blogspot.ca/2007/08/using-lifeline.html">http://loomknittingblog.blogspot.ca/2007/08/using-lifeline.html</a>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-77262352527685617062012-03-24T16:09:00.001-04:002012-03-24T16:15:13.689-04:00Saturday Youtube Link TagI don't think I could keep this up every Saturday, but maybe every other weekend would be sufficient. Anyways, here are some simple youtube videos that I think can be very useful when you're starting out! &nbsp;I haven't found a short and simple tutorial about the stockinette stitch, which is a shame though. Anyways, check out the full page to view my commentary.<br /><br /><br /><ul><li>Decreasing for hats with a 36-peg loom, so you won't have vulgar bunching atop your head</li><li>Chain cast-on - it's simple and quick - you can use them on round or rectangular looms</li><li>Purl stitches</li></ul><div><a name='more'></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/ySbNvLvHqsk?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div>This is a great tutorial especially for beginners. &nbsp;If you hate twisted stockinette stitches, you can even do this with normal knit stitches. &nbsp;If your hat is purled then you can do this in purl stitches too. &nbsp;I made my sis a hat using this tutorial, and she found that the gaps between stitches were too pronounced at the first round of a decrease. &nbsp;I found it less pronounced to only knit off 3 stitches for the first round, and then knitting off the other 3 in the next decrease round. Other than that, I followed the tutorial to a T. &nbsp;You can use the same principles if you have a 41-peg round loom too.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/sXVclXbzlMM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div>This is a great tutorial - when I first started out I really loved Mikey's tutorials, and I still do. &nbsp;The chain cast-on can be done on the round looms or long looms. &nbsp;I think I've only done the chains method for flat knits. It's definitely tighter than doing an e-wrap cast-on though. &nbsp;If you don't know any other cast-on method yet, this is a good alternative if your work keeps catching on a hook or something because of that dastardly e-wrap cast-on.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/7xFY1XLA4VM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><div>This video isn't 5 stars. Well, I just wanted to show you purl stitches alone! I wish someone would make just a tutorial showing one stitch at a time, and a sample with only that stitch. &nbsp;Anyway, enjoy! I just love how this tutorial isn't 6 minutes long.</div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-49948193807788271042012-03-24T15:31:00.001-04:002012-03-24T15:41:10.565-04:00Lace again<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">I've been practicing some lace patterns because of the unusually warm march weather.<br /><br /><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lcV6RGFoSIE/T24hB_ahc4I/AAAAAAAAABU/jJV9Pmv83sk/1332617468600.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lcV6RGFoSIE/T24hB_ahc4I/AAAAAAAAABU/jJV9Pmv83sk/s288/1332617468600.jpeg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 216px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 288px;" /></a><br /><br />I really hate the cast on I did for this lace sample. I like how it is scalloped but I really dislike the loose loops. I haven't figured out which cast on I like for lace yet. &nbsp;Anyway, this design is actually Isela Phelp's fern lace pattern, so view the full post to see the video on how to do it. &nbsp;If you try it, make sure to tell me how yours worked out! I used a Knifty Knitter, so it wouldn't look as good as a loom with a smaller gauge.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br />I just used a stitch holder to make it easier when you hold the loops. &nbsp;Make sure to knit very loosely! The first few rows were frustrating.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xs9d1ImBVnE?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0' /></div><br /></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-48883156381779672172012-03-13T10:23:00.001-04:002012-03-13T10:25:50.376-04:00What is this?<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pqiBAoZUszs/T19YeizrAhI/AAAAAAAAABI/phOHnrwSpHw/1331648621581.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pqiBAoZUszs/T19YeizrAhI/AAAAAAAAABI/phOHnrwSpHw/s288/1331648621581.jpeg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 288px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 216px;" /></a><br /><br />What do you think this is? Why it's a 2x2 rib knit sideways! I really don't know why it's sideways, but it's part of my winter hat, which is unfortunately useless in the warm weather we have been experiencing in the last week. &nbsp;I knitted this a couple of weeks ago using non-worsted yarn (I don't know if there's a term for that). This is less complex compared to the cable knit hats I made for my mom and sister, but it's so comfortable and simple. <br /><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br />I had two problems with this knit. The fact that it wasn't worsted made it a pain if I had to reverse my knitting when I made my mistake. When I did the gathering cast off, pulling the yarn through the loops was a delicate process. Pull too hard, or have the working yarn touch the loop edges too much made the yarn break because of too much tension.<br /><br />I also prefer super bulky for hats just because my knit stitches are close together and form a v shape. With bulky there is a little space in between. I know if I really wanted a v shadow I would used the twisted stockinette (e-wrap) stitch but it is so messy looking. <br /><br />A majority of people have rib knit stitch hats in the wintertime, and most of the time they are made with acrylic yarn. It's a great simple pattern to knit and gives some stretch. It also doesn't take that long but you have to be used too knitting peg by peg.</div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494133549036330528.post-7235067681871642682012-03-10T00:58:00.001-05:002012-03-10T00:58:18.216-05:00Spring is near... Or here already!<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>It was so warm earlier this week, I could open my windows without fearing a cold! It felt like spring, although spring has less to do with temperature and more to do with the equinox... although it is technically "spring" if you're a climatologist (I watch the weather channel too much, but I digress)<br/><br/> So I started knitting a lace scarf. It's been busy so I haven't had time to think of a design, so I used a free lion yarn pattern again. It's quite easy, you just need to know k2tog and yo. <br/><br/>I made a few mistakes I didn't catch too far into knitting that I couldn't frog it, so I kept on going. The times when I could catch them, I messed up going backwards to fix it. I'm not used to the e-wrap because the twisted stockinette is a stitch I quite despise.<br/><br/>My greatest mistake was slipping the stitch at the ends when turning. I realized this too late, but I won't make the mistake again! I love the nice braid that comes with slipping a stitch but the garter stitch needs to be done on both ends to prevent curling. It's a lace pattern so the curling isn't as noticeable. I still haven't weaved in the ends yet, but it is nearly 1 am.<br/><br/><a href='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gqTJk3lbbko/T1rteTCHkGI/AAAAAAAAABA/I_Wf54yjmwE/1331359085249.jpeg' onblur='try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}'><img border='0' src='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gqTJk3lbbko/T1rteTCHkGI/AAAAAAAAABA/I_Wf54yjmwE/s288/1331359085249.jpeg' style='display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 216px;'/></a></div>Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823424533312300994noreply@blogger.com0